Adult Padel Courses - FAQS

At Hyde Park, The Regent’s Park and Lammas Park Padel rackets are available to hire for £5 per hour (per player).

At Lammas Park Padel rackets are available during café opening hours. To collect your padel, please visit reception before your booking. You’ll need to present a valid photo ID, which will be securely held at reception while you play.

Café Opening Hours: 

• Monday-Friday 8am-9pm
• Weekends 8am-5pm

Note: Padel balls are not available for hire but can be purchased at our venues.

Padel rackets come in three different shapes – round, drop-shaped and diamond-shaped. They are made out of an EVA foam material, are perforated and are shorter and more compact in shape than a tennis racket.

The LTA suggest starting out with a round bat, as these will offer you the best control if you’re a beginner. Junior bats are also available for kids, which are slightly lighter and have a shorter grip to make them easier to use. 

You should call your local venue to ask, no more than one or two hours prior to the start of your booking.

Different rules for camps and courses apply, according to the circumstances. Please refer to our Cancellations and Refund Policy.

Yes, if our adult courses are fully booked, you can join our waiting lists or sign up to our emails to receive the latest news and offers.

If you join one of our waiting lists, you will be notified by email if a space or suitable alternative becomes available, along with instructions on how to book.

Due to the popularity at our venues, we cannot guarantee that you will be offered a space. We strongly encourage you to check our website frequently to give yourself the best opportunity to secure one.

By signing up to our emails, you will be among the first to know of new courses as soon as they become available to book.

No, but should you find a different activity you wish to book instead we can remove you from the waiting list if you want us to. To do this just let your venue know.

Weekly Drills are ideal for trying out tennis or padel for the first time, or for determining your ability level before you sign up for a course. We encourage you to talk to a coach before booking, but attending a weekly drill is by no means compulsory.

Padel is a sport for anyone and everyone. No matter your age or ability, everyone is welcome on our Padel courts. You don’t have to have played tennis – or any other sport before – just grab a racket, a doubles partner, and away you go!

There’s no dress code on the Padel court – it’s all about wearing what you feel most comfortable in. We’d suggest some kind of sports kit and a comfy pair of trainers are a good place to start.

However, there are specific padel trainers that can better suit the playing surface – if you fancy buying some yourself, we’d recommend talking to one of the Padel coaches.

For your own personal safety, if at any time you feel uncomfortable or unhappy, trust your instincts and share your concerns. Each of our sporting venues operates according to the ‘Safeguarding, Diversity and Inclusion’ policies as set out by the Governing Bodies for each of the sports played.

More information on our Welfare Officer and Safeguarding policies can be found here.